Who are we losing weight for... Really?

Nope, I could care less about other people, if anything I'm doing it so I can live longer if for no other reason than to annoy the living dog snot out of everyone I come in contact with, which I take great joy in, hence, doing this for me.

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I agree with "Them"....yes, certainly a good part of it is for looks... but mostly I think those who have been struggling for a good whileand dealing with a good amount of excess weight.. it IS about HEALTH!! Now of course there are those who are almost under weight already who wish to achieve under weight status who have a different set of goals!

Nah. I'll never be sexy. I'll never be in a magazine. And that's not my ideal. I am not trying to become attractive for anyone. And I was perfectly acceptable as a human being when I was morbidly obese.

What I couldn't do was fit in airplane seats, carry the groceries in the house, walk the dogs, carry laundry baskets up/down the stairs, stand for any period of time, go for a walk on the beach, go for a bike ride with my son...

Now I can.

I'm losing weight for me and my kids. The more I do this though the more it is for me because I can see the positive benefits this lifestyle is providing.

I'm losing weight for myself, I want to feel better about myself.
I got to a point when I said enough is enough and gave this site a try and hey it worked quite well!

65lb and counting!

i do it to be able to pick up younger and hotter chicks. just being honest

All of my friends keep telling me I don't need to lose weight, that women look better with "meat" on them. Nope. It's definitely for me, not them. I got sick of being fat

Personally, I'm doing it to feel better about my self and to feel healthier. A 19 year old girl should be able to run a few minutes without feeling like dying, (which I'm now capable of!) My body feels better when I exercise regularly, I feel more awake. Just eating the right foods and exercising can make you sleep better, have a more positive attitude, and so many other things. And if you think about it, you're not benefiting yourself by sitting on the couch eating potato chips. So why not? Plus I hate feeling insecure in a bikini. I miss being hot.

I generally find trimmer women attractive, so want to be able to offer the same.
Also helps with all sorts of stuff I like to do - climbing, bike riding (motor and mountain) - AND general long term health - grand parents have suffered with dementia and the like - my mum pointed out at some point that she hoped she wouldn't be so bad as she was making more of an effort to be healthy and that certainly does seem to help.

My husband is freakin' delusional and thinks I'm sexy/can't keep his hands off, so I'm not losing the weight for him. My kids don't care because I play with them already. I couldn't really care less about the rest of the world because I'm well liked at work and live in the South where there are free roaming fatties like myself everywhere. So, I'm losing for me, 'cause I want to run really fast which is difficult when you're 300+ pounds.

:laugh: :laugh: totally love the 'free roaming fatties in the south' comment. We're everywhere in Alabama!

I am not doing this for anyone else but me. I am unhappy being overweight, I am in a lot of pain with back and leg problems, and my weight is only exacerbating that. I know that the lighter I am, the less pain I am in, the better mobility I have and the happier I will be. Pain is depressing and dealing with it everyday on top of my own self inflicted weight problems makes me an unhappier person in general.

I am not losing weight to look sexy in a bikini, after 5 kids and multiple operations I will never be bikini ready LOL my hubby doesn't care how much I weigh and loves me regardless, so it's not for him either. And to be honest if I were in a relationship that was balanced on how hot I was I think I'd have a few more serious problems than a few extra pounds. I don't care about magazine pics and their ideals, I live in the real world.

I lost a lot of weight years ago in my mid 20's and I did it for all the wrong reasons then, which is why I'm back here now. But I did learn the lesson that my weight doesn't define who I am, and does not change me as a person. It may change others perception of me, but that's on them and has no impact on how I go about my day.

I am comfortable in who I am as a person, I don't need to meet societies unrealisic ideals of health to feel accepted. Maybe its something that comes with time and experience, when I was in my early 20's I saw judgement and took it personally, now I see the same judgement and I really couldn't give a f**k about it.

I'm doing it for my dad. He needs a kidney. It started out that if I turned out to be a match I would still need to be under a certain BMI in order for them to operate so I figured I might as well get started so I wouldn't get through all the testing just to find out I'd have to then lose weight to get any further. Since my blood pressure has gone up with the weight loss though, now it's a matter of making sure I'm doing every single thing "they" say you're supposed to in order to reverse that.....do buttloads of cardio, eat the "right" fats and cut out the "wrong" ones, reduced sodium......all that adds up to more weight loss....which is another thing you're "supposed" to do (though considering the trend, I'm tempted to believe that's what's got me in this pickle at this point). I guess we'll see how it all pans out.

To be honest, I've never felt less "sexy". lol. I liked me when I was bigger. It is annoying when people act like you're a completely different person just because your fat cells are smaller. Fat Me and Less Fat Me are the same person and I feel like I am not honouring how awesome Fat Me was every time someone gives me a compliment for losing weight and I have to say "thank you" or agree to their comments that I'm looking "so much better now" just to get them to stop talking. Blech. I wish that if people feel it necessary to comment at all (which it REALLY isn't....you COULD just treat me like I'm the same person you've talked to every other time we've interacted....cuz I am) just say "wow, you're looking different". At least THAT's true and not subjective. Done and done.

Ok. Rant over

Myself. I want to look hot and badass and being an Iron God.

I really hated what I saw when I looked in the mirror! I used to love my body when I was in shape. I could no longer shop at the stores I used to and buying clothes which used to be my favorite thing to do became depressing. I can't deny that wanting other ppl to find me attractive motivates me, but I am definitely losing weight to feel good about myself!